Chapter 86

"Syndra is out of control, what else could she be but finished? I was already planning to sink to the bottom of the sea with the Scarlet Huntress, this Flame Berry is my last meal... Maybe you shouldn't try to take it from me?"

"...You eat." Chen Ce's eye twitched.

Kalan didn't mind and continued to gnaw on his large fruit.

"This stuff is really delicious, it's just a bit of a hassle to peel... By the way, what happened to the injury on your face?"

"This..." Chen Ce touched his cheek, which was originally not bad, and found it to be extremely uneven.

It was covered in scars.

The red marks were neatly arranged.

"As you can see, it was scratched by claws."

"Who scratched your face?" Kalan asked casually while eating fruit.

"Ahri and Syndra," Chen Ce answered truthfully.

"Miss Ahri, you must have done something wrong... Hmm? Who did you just say Miss Ahri was with?" Kalan abruptly stopped what he was doing.

Chen Ce shrugged and repeated, "Ahri, and Syndra."

"Syndra? Didn't she fly deeper into Fae'lor Island? Why would she capture you? Besides, if she attacked you, would you even survive?" Kalan's CPU was a bit overheated, bombarding him with questions one after another.

Chen Ce didn't rush to answer, but silently pointed to the box next to the other person's feet.

"Do you still have any Flame Berries? I'd like one too."

"... No, you're mistaken." Kalan shook his head vigorously while shifting his position.

"Let me see."

"No, Mr. Chen Ce, perhaps we shouldn't..."

"Let me see!"

As night fell, Ahri, who had run away alone after arguing with Syndra, waited for a long time but Chen Ce did not return.

She looked at the crescent moon in the sky, which resembled a large banana, and touched her flat stomach with a wronged expression.

She hadn't drunk Corrupting Potion for almost a week, and Chen Ce wouldn't let her inhale it...

She's very hungry right now...

I'm so hungry...

We're all going to starve to death if this keeps up...

A gentle breeze blew by, Ahri's hair, fluttering in the wind, outlined her pitiful state of "alone with an empty bowl."

Finally, after much internal struggle, she decided to take the initiative to find Chen Ce —even if it might disturb him who was busy with important matters.

"The Noxus invaders... dealing with them a day later shouldn't be a big deal, right? But if I wait another day to eat, I'll starve to death!"

Ahri muttered to herself to comfort herself, and her long legs, clad in white stockings, gradually began to move.

Her goal was clear—go straight to the main control room to find Chen Ce, and then, whether she acted cute or shameless, she was determined to have a good meal tonight!

"I'm hungry! I want to eat!"

The fox spirit's lithe figure rushed into the cabin under the moonlight, and then quickly located Chen Ce's position by following her favorite scent.

Then, she kicked open the main control room door, which had already been kicked open and was now forcibly ajar.

The slightly luxurious captain's chair in the main wheelhouse is still there—with its back to the door.

There was no one in the seats.

There were two men squatting next to the chair.

"This dragon fruit... oh no, I mean the flame berry is really delicious! Do you have any left?"

"It's really gone, please, please let me go—hey, isn't this Miss Ahri?"

"Don't try to fool me, hand over the Flame Berries right now!"

Having just finished eating his fourth Flame Berry, Chen Ce was completely unaware of the danger approaching from behind.

Even though Kalan kept pointing behind him and even showed a hint of fear, he still didn't believe it at all.

Until ten sharp claws gripped his neck.

"Okay... You said you were busy, so I waited for you on an empty stomach. Turns out, this is what you meant by being busy... How are the Flame Berries? Honey, aren't they delicious?"

"..." Chen Ce's pupils dilated in shock.

He stiffly touched the red liquid at the corner of his mouth, then stiffly turned his head away.

"Um... I didn't eat any... You've come at the perfect time. Have you seen my Flame Berries...?"

"Hehe, guess what?"

Ahri's smile was very gentle.

"Come back to my room with me, and I'll tell you slowly."

Syndra waited for a long time, but Chen Ce never returned.

Despite her hatred for Ionia, she chose to float high in the sky, unwilling to let a single speck of dust from this land touch her body.

But she will eventually land.

Because she had to go find Chen Ce.

If we wait any longer, it will be late at night...

She felt somewhat uneasy.

So she began to try to sense Chen Ce's presence near the Scarlet Huntress —the aura of the Death Realm power was very obvious.

She quickly located Chen Ce's position.

On the shore not far from the Scarlet Huntress —a seaside hotel that had been temporarily emptied due to the fighting this morning.

She landed quickly and hovered near the window on the second floor of the hotel in no time.

Then, she peered inside through the gap in the curtains.

And then...

She witnessed a scene she would never forget.

Chen Ce... was embracing that Vastaya fox girl...

The nine fluffy fox tails wrapped the two of them together, pressing them close together while also obscuring certain parts of the scene. All that could be seen was the Vastaya fox girl's flushed face, her heavy breathing, and even...

It even made some strange noises...

Chapter Ninety-Six: Let's be frank? Except for your black stockings!

Ahri lay flat on the soft bed, her nine fluffy fox tails covering her perfect body like a blanket, with glimpses of snow-white skin peeking out, sparking the imagination.

Having removed her long robe, she appeared even more slender than usual, her delicate waist and arms fully exposed to Chen Ce's view, yet her breasts and thighs were perfectly full.

She gently licked her lips, her face filled with a satisfied expression, as if savoring some sweet taste. Her fox ears twitched unconsciously from time to time on top of her head, and the two tufts of soft, white fur, like cotton, gave her a touch of cuteness amidst her sexiness.

She stretched comfortably, her outstretched limbs accidentally touching Chen Ce, who was lying next to her.

Then she naturally hugged him again.

She didn't mind at all that her full breasts were pressed against his.

"Hoo hoo~ I'm so full~" The fox girl exhaled a breath of hot air and gently bit the other's earlobe.

"You've finished the Corrupting Potion..." A weary Chen Ce glanced at the empty bottle beside the bed, momentarily at a loss for words as to how to face Syndra —he had previously said the Corrupting Potion was to be split equally between them...

"What's there to be afraid of~" Ahri nuzzled her head affectionately, her soft fox ears slapping against the other's face. "This was originally meant for me to drink~"

"Syndra just helped us deal with the Noxus fleet on Fae'lor Island..."

"I don't care at all~ I love my darling the most~"

"Sigh... Oh well, I can just wait until midnight anyway..."

"What's wrong with midnight?"

"It's nothing." Chen Ce silently put the empty bottle together with his clothes.

The fox girl fidgeted restlessly with her little hands, then got a little sleepy—she wanted to take a nap after eating and drinking her fill.

Her pale cherry blossom-colored long hair was casually draped over her slender, fair waist, and every inch of her skin exuded an alluring fragrance.

"Ah~ I'm a little sleepy..." She stuck out half of her pink tongue and licked the other person's earlobe, cheek, and neck, then lay still.

If she rolled her eyes any further, she'd look like she'd been completely ruined.

"I'm going to sleep now... Goodnight, my dear..."

Nine fox tails wrapped around her instead of a blanket, and the fox girl's breathing gradually became steady.

As for Chen Ce... although he was also a little tired, now was not the time to sleep.

He stared silently at the empty Corrupting Potion, mentally calculating the time—it was almost midnight.

Once it's exactly midnight and the Corrupting Potion is fully replenished, he should head out.

He wasn't one to break promises, and since he'd agreed to split the Syndra potion in half, he naturally had to keep his word—and since Ahri had already drunk the whole bottle, the second bottle should naturally be given entirely to Syndra.

Furthermore... although Syndra appears aloof and indifferent to everything, she is actually sensitive and vulnerable inside, and values promises and such very much.

If I stand her up, she'll probably be very disappointed and sad, right?

Then I would truly become the villain who crosses the river and then abandons it.

Glug... Glug glug...

Time passed second by second, and suddenly a strange noise came from the quiet room.

Chen Ce watched as the empty bottle automatically refilled, the viscous purple liquid almost touching the cap.

Without the slightest hesitation, he gently pulled away the fox tail covering him, then quietly picked up his clothes from the bedside and put them on. Finally, he tiptoed out of the room—he didn't want to wake Ahri, otherwise another "fierce battle" would take up a lot of time.

After leaving the room, he immediately headed towards the beach, intending to return to the Scarlet Huntress to find Syndra.

Unfortunately, he walked all the way to the damaged deck but couldn't find that familiar voice, nor could he sense that powerful dark aura.

He searched the cabin for quite a while, looking puzzled, and basically explored the entire warship.

But he still couldn't find Syndra.

Until he looked up at the sky in a daze—the night sky where the moon was obscured.

It's not something like dark clouds that blocks out the moon and its light.

And that's precisely...

That magnificent "castle in the sky".

Syndra sat alone atop the aerial fortress made of watchtower ruins and steel wreckage, her beautiful purple eyes gazing blankly at the sea, a deep sense of loneliness in them.

She saw it... she saw everything...

Chen Ce and the Vastaya fox girl were embracing each other; they looked very happy...

It had nothing to do with her at all, right?

She seemed to depend on Chen Ce, while in his world she was dispensable... like a superfluous presence...

In the past, she might have felt angry, but now... she just felt ridiculous.

This doesn't even qualify as betrayal...

It's just wishful thinking...

"Perhaps I am destined to be alone..."

The dark clouds were pushed to both sides by powerful magic, as if a huge hole had been forcibly torn open in the sky. The bright moonlight, blocked by the sky castle, shone freely on the girl, reflecting her soliloquy, loneliness, and sighs at her feet.

Syndra huddled like a homeless little girl on the seemingly magnificent but actually dilapidated ruins. Her aloof and arrogant demeanor in public was gone, leaving only a pitiful and endearing presence.